“Through the investigation it was determined the incident did not take place as originally reported,” according to the department. “Investigators are confident no attempted kidnapping occurred.”

The department started investigating the claims Monday evening after the boy’s mother reported that her son told her a man had tried to pull him into a van in the 300 block of North San Gabriel Avenue.

Detectives following up on the claim determined it was not true, according to the statement released Wednesday.

The department declined to release any other information because of “the age of child involved and the sensitivity of the investigation.”